Wait ... did someone say nightmare clients? Well, they do exist. To some they're known as "late payers", others refer to them as "time wasters", I like to call them "ex-clients". But here's our definition of a nightmare client: a client who either wastes time or money (which is, essentially, … [Read more...]
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Why You Suck at Charging Clients and What To Do About It
You haven't the slightest idea of your true worth and value to society. You're underrating yourself and you need to look at the bigger picture. As children we are told that we are worthless until we are taught properly and then we can be let out into the world. Then after education we, most … [Read more...]
How To Get Your Business To The Top Of Google
How do you get your website in front of as many eyeballs as possible? How do you expose your products and services to the world? The answer is, of course, to get to the top of the Google search results. Keyword research and competitor analysis Don't stop reading just because it's a boring … [Read more...]
Creating & Styling Sidebar Widgets in WordPress
The first time I saw WordPress widgets I thought "what on earth are these useless pieces of dog's do?" Now I think that widgets are awesome website building devices that should have pride of place in any website designer's toolbox. What are WordPress widgets? WordPress widgets are self contained … [Read more...]
Meeting Clients
In a world where 99% of business communication is done by phone, email or video/text messaging – there is no substitute for meeting clients face-to-face. A personal meeting will create a better bond and this can be useful with challenging projects. Do I really need to meet this client? Not all … [Read more...]
Survey Results: How Graphic Designers Get Paid
This is the second part of my survey of independent graphic designers working from all corners of the globe and it throws up some interesting results about how they charge. The first survey results concentrated on what designers do and how they make money. Questions about charging are the most … [Read more...]
Survey Results: What Designers Do, How They Make Money and Where They Find Clients
Here are the first results from my graphic designer's business survey. I am so grateful to everybody that participated. I surveyed designers that were mostly working from home and running their own businesses. Participants were from every continent and were spread over different design disciplines. … [Read more...]
How to get freelance graphic design jobs
One thing I am often asked by designers – old and new alike – is: "how do you get work" or "how do you get clients". Here are the principles and practices that I have used and found successful over the years. Put most of your effort into developing your own site Building and maintaining … [Read more...]
My Passive Income Report
Ever since 2012, I have been recording the passive income that my business has earned. Just two or three years ago I was predominantly chasing active income, in other words, working for clients and swapping hours for dollars. In two short years my passive income has surpassed my active … [Read more...]
Passive Income Report 2014 – How Much I’ve Earned
Happy New Year! Every three months (at the end of March, June, September and December) I report my passive income earnings. And now that we're at the end of the year, I can also look at how my business is progressing year on year. Why the image of a cat? Why not! My passive income Earning passive … [Read more...]
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